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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The people who are worried about the popular crowd are rather pathetic. Here's the deal. There are more than 600 kids at Janney. Figure about 300 sets of parents. The vast majority wear fleeces and danskos and toe shoes, and are not now nor would they have been in high school part of the "popular" crowd. A handful of nouveau-AU Parkers with kids at Janney may be rich and (less likely, but still possible) good looking. Maybe they hang out together. But guess what, frustrated PPs? The rest of us don't even know who they are. If they are "popular," it's with themselves, and there are very few of themselves, and with you. The vast majority of Janney parents haven't so much as noticed such people, and if they did, it would be to ever so casually scorn them. If YOU are envious or otherwise unnerved by them, whoever they are, it's your thing. Own it.[/quote]

This is the poster who got beat up for encouraging my daughter to become friends with one of the sleepover kids.  I have a few thoughts:
-  my therapist appointment this week will be entirely driven by our mean and snarky responses.  Nice job being neighborly!
-  we all could lose a few pounds but some of you have nothing better to do but compare women's figures.  I lost weight and found that I had a little more sway over my hubby (tee hee!  :D ) and felt a little better about myself, not to compare myself to the "In" crowd. 
-  I have reconsidered whether to even participate in the sleepover even if I win this year.  It doesn't seem right to make it so exclusive. I'd rather do something that the whole class can enjoy like an ice cream night or a zoo trip.  That would allow me and my kid to join in without worrying about getting in with the right group. [/quote]

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